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Year in review: Farm bill stalemate, elections, disasters and H5N1 dominate ag news

12/29/24 8:35 AM By Lydia Johnson

In 2024, rural America played a large role in carrying Donald Trump to the White House for a second time. Across the country, hurricanes damaged ag infrastructure in Florida, the Carolinas and the Southeastern U.S., and H5N1 spread to dairy cattle.

After months of development, the farm bill passed out of the House Ag Committee with four Democratic votes and guarded optimism, but it never even made it to the House floor, ultimately leading to another one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill.

Opinion: Brooke Rollins, agriculture will have to count on you

11/26/24 11:50 AM By Blake Hurst

In this opinion piece, Blake Hurst, a Missouri farmer, lays out what's at stake for U.S. agriculture and Ag Secretary-designate Brooke Rollins in the new administration.

Opinion: Disaster relief needed to help ag producers

10/25/24 12:44 PM By Rep. David Valadao

In this opinion piece, Rep. David Valadao highlights the devastating impact natural disasters have had on the ag industry over the last year and the importance of ensuring producers have timely access to relief.

Opinion: CBO undermining Congress with unreasonable scores

05/22/24 6:04 PM By Tom Sell

In this opinion piece, Tom Sell, managing partner of Combest, Sell & Associates, argues that the Congressional Budget Office is undermining progress on a new farm bill by insisting on an incorrect estimate of future Commodity Credit Corporation spending.

Daybreak March 22: Congress reaches funding deadline

03/22/24 11:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Noah Wicks, and Steve Davies

The House is expected to vote this morning on the final six-bill funding package for fiscal 2024.

Daybreak Feb. 16: Former USDA economists call for new CCC limits

02/16/24 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Spencer Chase, and Steve Davies

Some former top economists at USDA say it’s time for Congress to reimpose restrictions on the department’s use of the Commodity Credit Corporation, a revolving account that gives USDA broad leeway to support farm income.

USDA to open first year of new export promotion program with $300M

11/29/23 2:56 PM By Bill Tomson

The Agriculture Department announced Wednesday it will dole out $300 million during the first year of its new $1.2 billion Regional Agricultural Promotion Program, or RAPP.

Farm groups laud USDA’s new export promotion program

10/24/23 12:52 PM By Bill Tomson

U.S. farm groups were quick to cheer Tuesday's announcement of a $1.3 billion investment in a new Regional Agricultural Promotion Program after waiting for weeks for the USDA to confirm its plans to fund a new program to help promote ag exports.

Daybreak Oct. 24: USDA to confirm new CCC funds for ag export promotion, food aid

10/24/23 11:00 AM By Bill Tomson, Jacqui Fatka, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is preparing to confirm later this morning that he will be using $2.3 billion in funding from USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation to help farm groups promote their goods in foreign markets as well as donate more U.S.-grown commodities to those in need overseas, according to government officials.

Hoeven discusses funding areas for farm bill and ag appropriations

10/20/23 6:38 PM By Quentin Slater

John Hoeven, the top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, defends removing restrictions on USDA's use of the Commodity Credit Corporation for assisting farmers.

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Jan. 17, 2025: Farewell to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack

After serving 12 of the last 16 years as agriculture secretary, Tom Vilsack will end his tenure leading USDA at the change of administration Monday.

In an exit interview, he discussed the potential fate of climate and equity programs under the incoming administration and how his vision for USDA has changed since he first took office in 2009. He also discussed his ongoing concerns for the agriculture industry.

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